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Volvo EC15B mini - engine removal & injection pump overhaul - plus ......
I always wondered why there are parts left over after a reassembly job,It's all become very clear now ...
To be fair .. I always owned up to it .... just not immediately
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Ah yes .. there's a few that are missing on my kit too .. they could be found the other side of the yard fence !! I can hear myself muttering .. 'Dat fooker was an awkward cnut to get out .. dah .. dont need it and not wasting time gettin it back in' ... chuck .. ooooh.. its .... plant men confessions
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Checking crankshaft is within tolerances.jpg
..laying in the crankshaft after firstly checking it for tolerance with a vernier/caliper scale. It was bang in the middle of the range.
Journal inner caps.jpg
..and the 2 bearing caps are installed and cranked up tho the recommended torque settings of around 50N.m..but check your own manuals if you do this.
Attache piston ring compressor tool.jpg
Attach the piston ring compressor tool......turn the allen wrench until the piston rings are compressed enough for the piston to be.....
arrr .. its at that 'lemme atit' stage where you just want to get it running .. whats the word on the IP timing shaft grub screw ?
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.. whats the word on the IP timing shaft grub screw ?
I had some conflicting information - John@DD sent me some scans from the L3E workshop manual which showed where bolt no.7 goes, but that only stops the timing camshaft coming out of the engine as opposed to my problem of the cam drifting towards the flywheel side. Anyway, the other information was word of mouth from an engineer who suggested the sprocket was sweated onto the camshaft. I'm going to go with that as the old sprocket took a few whacks to get it in the right position.
This afternoon I took a depth measurement of the distance of the cam bearing from the edge of the PTO opening in the block - 9.8mm. By monitoring this depth it will be easy to see of a problem is occurring. More details and photos of this tomorrow
Jack , This has been a great thread .Your a braver man than I to attempt such repairs .Can't wait to see the machine come back to life after its major surgery .
Jack , This has been a great thread .Your a braver man than I to attempt such repairs
....can't believe that for a minute - seeing all those projects you guys get up to...makes my E15 look like a kindergarten class. How are your new sheds faring with all that weather down there?
install anti-drift bolt and washer .jpg
Install the bolt/washer which stops the camshaft drifting back out of the timing case. This is bolt no.7. It was missing on this engine when I stripped it all down but it has nothing to do with the problem of the camshaft drifting the opposite way.
close up of anti-drift washer.jpg
Note; the washer overlaps the bearing of the camshaft. I pushed the washer over with a screwdriver to make sure.
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